The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-14
The Waterbury Fair.

The Winooski Valley fair at waterbury
was held September 9th, 18th, Sth and 9th,
and was moderately successful, The show
of cattle, sheep and hogs was small. One
old farmer said to u.s. There is no en-
couragement for us to bring out cattle when
they give $50 for the best horse and 80 for
the best COW, or bull, or yoke OF oxen"
Floral hall was well filled and the exhibit
as a whole was of excellent quality. The
attendance was not large but fair, there was
no gambling or drinking on the grounds
that we saw and the weather was all that
could be desired
The line of stock, as we entered the gate,
began with the Devons owned by Mr.. House
of Waitsfield (nine head, which we noticed
in our report of the Mad River Valley fair
last week. These, with pair of handsome
three-year-old steers, owned by Levi Per-
sons of Montpelier, comprised all the Devons.
Florence Mccarthy of Waitsfield opened the
line of Shorthorns with large, rangy pair
of two-year-old steers, just out of the pas
ture and not fleshy, but big-boned and will
make large oxen. yearling bull and
hefer (recorded stock), two and three
year-old Qull-blood) and a couple of small
heifers completed his exhibit j. W. Sleeper
of Waterbury showed grade Jersey bull
calf, which looked more like Swiss than
anything else, being solid and of mouse
color. II. Il. Haseltine Of Moretown showed
a grade yearling of the same blood and a
yearlng hefer We don't believe in grade
bulls. The sires should be full-bood ami
mails, for the bull is half the BREED Jacob
Farr of Duxbury showed three grade cows,
two Jerseys and one Shorthorn. w. w.
Sheple of Moretown exhibited two-year-
old grade Jersey bull. Levi Persons of
Montpelier showed large and handsome
pair of fat oxen, which weighed about $500
pounds They were of good color and in
every way desirable. He also exhibited
pair of equally good three-year-old steers,
pair of two-year-olds, larger for their age
but not quite so handsome, and pair of
steer calves Horace Morse of Duxbury
showed good pair of working oxen, weigh
ing, we should Judge, about 300 or $500
pounds. They were fine cattle. w. f..
Guptil had pair of four-year-old workers
G. NJ. Hale of Montpelier had the best pair
of cattle on the ground. They would tip the
beam at nearly 400 pounds. c. A. Wright
also exhibited good pair.
HORSES
First in line George o. Boyce of Mont
peler showed five head, of which old " Abra-
ham " moticed at Waitsfeld last week. and
the Wilkes four-year-old, Incentive"
were the horses. "Nellie b." bright bay
seven-year-old gentleman's driver, and a
noble pair of grays completed the list.
The grays stand over IL hands high and
weigh 200 pounds. G. r. Page of Norris
town showed nine head, wards Lam
bert 4" standing first. He is thirteen years
old, of chestnut color, stands 1913 and
weighs $50 pounds. Mr.. Page has about
eighty of " Lambert's " colts on his farm,
which show great excellence. A bay three
year-old stallion, Seeare," stands 1913 and
weighs 900 pounds. He is of good style,
fast-gaited, of blood bay and has not white
hair on him. He also showed three-year-
| old bay gelding, which stands 1913 and
weighs $50 pounds, and another three-year-
old bay, Pills." which stands IA hands
high and weighs about 700 pounds. The
| last-named horse won first money in the
three-year-old race in two straight heats.
Wards Lambert - had ten or a dozen OF
his get in the stables all of nice size except
pills" who is small The Lamberts -
generally, we believe, show remarkable in.
usage l.. II. Joslyn of Waitsfeld showed
eighteen head, mainly the same as reported
at Waitsfield. Phil Sheridan headed his
stud, and fourteen of his horses and colt:
are of Pills get. a yearling by Wedge
wood " stands III and weighs 700 pounds
Eber Hayes showed good three-year-olc
stallion, black as a coal. He was sired by
"Luther B." owned by Utton Brothers o
Morrisville. j. Hill of Barre exhibited
gentleman's driver, one of his pair o
matched horses. 1t was black and of gooC
size William Mears of Barre showed
pair of matched bays and f. ID. Trask o.
Waitsfield a gentleman's driver. l.. Per
sons and f. p. Whitney of Montpelie
showed brood mares and colts, and Mr.
Whitney pair of matched bays-a goo,
team. Andrew Murray of Moretown ex
hibited a three-year-old and yearling colt
j. j. Godfrey of Stowe brood mare anC
colt, Patrick Hennessy of Moretown broo'
mare and colt and two-year-old filly an,
j. S. Wheeler good three-year-old ba
FLY.
SHEEP AND SWINE.
w. f. Guptil showed sixteen coarse-woo
sheep and one Chester county boar and
SOW and pigs, which made up the display il
these lines.
FLORAL HALL.
The hall was very handsomely fitted VI
A background of white cloth on the wall
made pretty setting for the various fame
articles hung on them and relieved tn
rough, unfinished appearance which tn
bare walls usually seen in such halls give
On entering the hall a good exhibit c
Mason Il Hamin and Carpenter organ
, from Baileys mushrooms Burlington, OF
| cupied the center of the hall fronting tn
r entrance. Next to this was the furnitur
exhibit of S. S. Towner Son of Mont
pelier, among which was handsome as
7 chamber set and another of black walnut
marble-top, trimmed with French walnu
? Mrs. j. b. Hills of Middlesex showed pal
4 of antique bronze candle-sticks and pal
I of shutters, some pieces of old CROKER
e filed with lovely flowers, and all adornin
5 an old-fashioned fireplace and mantel-o
the crane an old iron kettle, bronzed an
filled with flowers. On the right of tn
n entrance the first striking article was
n mirror and frame, painted in oils, with pom
v lilies, by Miss Jessie Ashley. Miss Ashle
- had several other pieces of more meri
{ The mirror-frame of shaded blue and whit
1 made poor background for the lilies an
a is evidently one of her earlier efforts. Tw
V marine views, one the cliff of Moui
g Desert, the other compositon-the SCI
S with ship in the foreground, the bacl
$ ground rock on the left and ships in IL
Y distance on the right, while the war
e tone of the sky lighted by the hazy sc
r ing sun, and its line of light reflecte
on the water, We're all excellent I'll
h treatment of the waves in the Moul
q Desert piece is very happy. A Dog wit
!, a History " is an excellent likeness of
" Bernard dog, a well-eXecuted picture, viii
/ another, " Highland Cattle" does not in
y, press one as favorably. The drawn
v seemed defective, but the piece hung in
q wretched light and better hanging mig
If modify the verdict. A flower piece, Holl
), hocks," is natural in grouping, drawn
: and coloring. We have given thus much
# space to Miss Ashley's works for two re
~ sons: first, because they are deservn
st second, because we wish to encourage effO
Is in the direction of genuine art and to di
al courage the wasting of time by young ladie
n or any one else, on the various cheap ja
- limitations of art-the Grecian painting, O
~ Oriental, and other such abortives wifi
n are taught in " six easy lessons" In dra'
~ ing and coloring in oil or water the who